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H.R. 5135

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5135, the Train Crew Choice Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Eric Burlison (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and last saw action on Sep 5, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.


Record

Text

H.R. 5135 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb5135/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5135 IH: Train Crew Choice Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-09-04
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mr. Burlison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL
To nullify a final rule on train crew size safety requirements published by the Federal Railroad Administration.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Train Crew Choice Act .
2.
Nullification of final rule on train crew size safety requirements
The final rule published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2024 by the Federal Railroad Administration titled Train Crew Size Safety Requirements (89 Fed. Reg. 25052) shall have no force or effect.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To nullify a final rule on train crew size safety requirements published by the Federal Railroad Administration.

Sponsors

Rep. Eric Burlison (R) sponsors H.R. 5135, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5135 went before 2 committees: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Referred to · Sep 5, 2025 · 47 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Sep 4, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5135 has taken 3 actions since Sep 4, 2025, the latest on Sep 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 5, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Sep 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 5135 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5135 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Train Crew Choice Act — Display Title
  • Train Crew Choice Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To nullify a final rule on train crew size safety requirements published by the Federal Railroad Administration. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5135 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Railroads, Transportation, Economics/Economic Development, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVOhio15
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYDistrict of Columbia14

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY2026 second_quarter$960K2nd Quarter - Report
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY2026 first_quarter$940K1st Quarter - Report
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY2025 fourth_quarter$770K4th Quarter - Report
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY2025 third_quarter$760K3rd Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2026 second_quarter$470.9K2nd Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 fourth_quarter$452.6K4th Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2026 first_quarter$361.5K1st Quarter - Report
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 third_quarter$272.9K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIVINT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.2025 third_quarter$272.9K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5135 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5135’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr5135/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

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